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Third U.S. Offset Strategy and its Implications for Partners and Allies
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Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization: A Primer
Phillip Carter and Katherine Kidder examine the growth of military compensation in the post-Cold War era and the ways in which monetary compensation should be considered as part of a broader talent management strategy for the armed forces.
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Policy Brief
Kaplan: Is it time to open the door to better relations with Iran?
On PBS NewsHour, Senior Fellow Robert Kaplan discusses opening the door for dialog with Iran.
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PBS NewsHour
The Third U.S. Offset Strategy and its Implications for Partners and Allies
CNAS and the NATO Allied Command Transformation hosted Robert Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense, who presented his view for how the new U.S. Offset Strategy will impact U.S. alliances and partnerships, including NATO.
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New Project: A World of Proliferated Drones
New CNAS project will examine the implications of drone proliferation and policy options the United States and its allies and partners could adopt in the near term in order to prepare for such challenges.
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Slow Thaw: Testing Possibilities for Cooperation with Iran After a Nuclear Deal
With nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States restarting today, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Middle East Security Program Director Ilan Goldenberg, CNAS Bacevich Fellow Jacob Stokes, and CNAS Middle East Program Research...